And it cost £130, if only it wasn't purple and didn't have a handle more people would have bought it.

Such good memories, I regret buying the 360 and Wii at launch as the novelty wore off after a couple of weeks, but the Gamecube was always a good purchase and had a steady stream of quality titles throughout it's lifetime. The whole "consoles are always bad at launch" thing is a complete myth and only started with the 360.